A DECLARATION OF THE RIGHTS OF HUMAN BEINGS by Raoul Vaneigem ( 9780745320229 )

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Title:

A DECLARATION OF THE RIGHTS OF HUMAN BEINGS
ON THE SOVEREIGNTY OF LIFE AS SURPASSING THE RIGHTS OF MAN

By:

Raoul Vaneigem

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Hardback

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0745320228

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Publisher:

PLUTO PRESS

Pub. date:

11 April, 2003

Pages:

176

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New book by iconic French philosopher. 'All opponents of globalisation should carry it in their luggage' Le Monde

Synopsis:

`All opponents of globalization should carry it in their luggage.' Le Monde Raoul Vaneigem is an iconic figure in French philosophy. One of the founding fathers -- along with Guy Debord -- of the Situationist movement, his writings helped trigger the events of May 1968. After the inevitable Situationist split, Vaneigem pursued his own interests, and he has since established a unique place in the world of French political thought.In this new book, he sets out quite literally to create a new declaration of human rights, by updating earlier declarations -- from the French Revolution to the UN declaration in 1948 -- on the grounds that `we can no longer make do with the liberties derived from free exchange, while the free circulation of capital is establishing a tyranny that reduces humankind and the earth to a commodity'. By turns playful, poetic and provocative, this is a remarkable book that makes a profoundly serious point about the way in which human rights have been eroded by globalization.

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